This past year did not disappoint when it came to quality games, there were tons of great games to choose from. Pretty much every genre was covered too. There were big name sequels and some new ip's as well. I ended up spending more than I should but I did get to experience some of the best gaming had to offer. Here are a few of my favorites and my GOTY for 2012.

Honorable Mentions

New Super Mario Bros. 2

This game didn't reinvent the franchise but it was the first true 3DS version and I had lots of fun with it.

Assassin's Creed III

I really enjoyed this game! I'm glad Ubisoft introduced a brand new character and a new setting. This game, in my opinion, is the best in the series and the best since the original.

GOTY Runner up

Black Ops 2

When a series has a new release every year, it's hard to keep things fresh. In fact after MW3, I was burnt out on the series, but I decided to go ahead and get this years release and it didn't disappoint! This is the best Call of Duty game ever made! The multiplayer is fun, it has a really good campaign and the zombie mode is lots of fun. I'm a fan of the series again.

My 2012 Game of the Year

Halo 4

I picked this game up several days ago and I have played it non stop. This is the best looking 360 game I have ever seen. The visuals pop off the screen, it's a thing of beauty. I enjoyed this campaign more than any other in the series and the multiplayer has a more modern feel to it but still has that classic Halo feel too. I really like what 343 Industries did with Halo 4, they put their own signature touches on the game, but stayed true to what the series is known for. This is the best Halo game ever made and the best game of 2012! Thanks for reading.

Almost every game that releases now has some sort of multiplayer or co-op mode included in the game. Some developers even market some games where co-op is the main focus of the game. Treyarch stated recently that they are using the multiplayer engine for the co-op on the popular zombie mode, which means twice the number of people can play now in a zombie match. This will open up lots of new possibilities when it comes to playing zombies on Black Ops 2.

Anyway I saw an article in Game Informer magazine this month on their favorite co-op games, which got me thinking what my favorites are. So here are my favorite co-op games.

10. Left 4 Dead 2- 360

9. Halo Combat Evolved- Xbox

8. Castle Crashers- 360

7. New Super Mario Bros. Wii

6. Saints Row: The Third- PS3

5. Army of Two: The 40th Day- PS3

4. Resident Evil 5- 360

3. Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One- PS3

2. Left 4 Dead- 360

1. Black Ops Zombies- 360

To me Black Ops Zombies are the most fun I have ever had with a Co-op game. I found that video on YouTube, not sure if the 115 rounds were legit but the guy was still pretty good, thought I would share. So what are your favorite co-op games? Thanks for reading.

This week I received a notification on my 3DS that Nintendo is declaring the next 4 weeks leading up to the August 19th launch of New Super Mario Bros 2 on 3DS as the Month of Mario celebration.

To celebrate the event Nintendo is making one Mario game per week available at a discount in the Nintendo eShop. This got me thinking about what my favorite Mario games are and this is what I came up with. Here are my favorites.

Honorable mentions:

Mario Kart 7

Mario Kart 64

Mario Kart Wii

Super Mario Bros.

The top 10:

10. Super Mario 64

9. Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis

8. Mario Kart DS

7. Super Mario Bros.3

6. Super Mario Galaxy

5. New Super Mario Bros.

4. Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door

3. Mario Kart: Double Dash

2. Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

1. Super Mario Sunshine

Well there are my favorites. Yes, lots of Mario Kart but I love the simple but fun formula of Kart racing. What are your favorite Mario games? I'm looking forward to the release of Paper Mario Sticker Star too! Thanks for reading!

Just curious what console or handheld everyone plays the most. I play the PS3 the most. I just like the games and I'm a big fan of the trophies. Next is probably the 3DS, I play it when I'm not home, sometimes even at work if I'm really bored and my boss is gone. Next after 3DS is the 360, I used to play it most when I was big into Call of Duty, now I play it a day or two a week when friends call and want me to play Call Of Duty. So the PS3 controller is what you will find in my hands the most and with a strong library of games, I don't see that changing any time soon. Thanks for reading.

I used to be pretty much a lone wolf when it comes to gaming, but back in April of 2009 that all changed. My neighbor used to go on and on about how much fun it was playing zombies on Call of Duty: World at War and then he showed me the game in action on a 60 inch flat screen and I became instantly hooked. I went out and bought the game and this is where my online gaming addiction started. I then became hooked on the multiplayer and played that game for hours every night.

Anyway World at War was the first game I played online on a daily basis and most of the time was spent playing zombies but I did put my fair share in on team deathmatch too. One other game though I spent even more time playing was Modern Warfare 2, I prestiged 8 times before I grew tired of it. I also prestiged several times on Black Ops and spent a fair about of time playing zombies but not nearly as much time as the 2 previous entries in the series.

Halo Reach is another game I became really addicted to. I used to suck at Halo 3 multiplayer but something really clicked with Halo Reach and I became really good at it and finished at the top almost every match on Slayer. Another game I like and play often is Killzone 3 on PS3, it runs real smooth and the multiplayer is a blast. Now I play MW3 mostly but I'm starting to lose my interest in the series and I'm starting to be more of a lone wolf again when it comes to gaming.

So I have logged the most time online on MW2, followed by World at War. So what online game have you logged the most time on?